Palm Sunday (13 April this year) is the last Sunday before Holy Week. It commemorates the procession of Jesus into Jerusalem, and his reception by the Passover crowds in the city, as related in Matthew 21 and John 2, and fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9.
There is a long tradition of having children take leading roles in Palm Sunday processions and other parts of the liturgy on this day, because Matthew's Gospel tells of "children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David." (Hosanna in Hebrew means "save now" or as used in the Gospels "honour to the one who saves" and indicates that the crowds were hailing Jesus as the Messiah.)
This year at St Philip we specially invite children and their caregivers to attend the 9.30 service on Palm Sunday! and for those who want to, to take active parts in the liturgy. This could include:
- greeting people as they come in
- bringing the offering plates and communion elements forward
- bringing the cross forward
- helping to serve communion
- reading a lesson from the Bible
- help lead the liturgy of the palms and procession
- singing
If you're interested, please contact Fr. Allen ahead of time, either at church on a Sunday morning or any time HERE
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